I thought I could hear
the curious tone
of the cornet, clarinet
and big trombone
Fiddle, cello,
big bass drum
Bassoon, flute
and euphonium
Far away,
as in a trance
I heard the sound
of the Floral Dance
As I walked home
on a Summer night
When stars in Heaven
were shining bright
Far away from the
footlight's glare
Into the sweet
and scented air
of a quaint old
Cornish town
Borne from afar
on the gentle breeze
Joining the murmur
of the summer seas
Distant tones of
an old world dance
Played by the village
band perchance
On the calm air
came floating down
I thought I could
hear the curious tone
of the cornet, clarinet
and big trombone
Fiddle, cello,
big bass drum
Bassoon, flute
and euphonium
Far away,
as in a trance
I heard the sound
of the Floral Dance
I heard the sound
of the Floral Dance
And soon I heard
such a bustling
and prancing
And then I saw
the whole village
was dancing
In and out of the
houses they came
Old folk, young folk,
all the same
In that quaint
old Cornish town
Every boy took a girl
'round the waist
And hurried her off
in tremendous haste
Whether they knew
one another I care not
Whether they
cared at all
I know not
But they kissed as
they danced along
And there was
the band with that
curious tone of
the cornet, clarinet
and big trombone
Fiddle, cello,
big bass drum
Bassoon, flute
and euphonium
Each one making
the most of his chance
All together in the
Floral Dance
All together in the
Floral Dance
Dancing here,
prancing there
Jigging, jogging
everywhere
Up and down
and around the town
Hurrah for the
Cornish Floral Dance